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iii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii <br />999 <br />TATS OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natural Resources ' <br />1313 Sherman SL, Room ? I S <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: Ufll18663567 <br />FAX; 1303? B3?-B 106 <br />February 19, 1999 <br />Mike Ward <br />U.S. Forest Service <br />Paonia Ranger District <br />P.O. BoX 1030 <br />Paonia, C0 84128 <br />Re: Bowie No. 2 Mine (Permit No. C-96-08J) <br />Technical Revision Application No. 8 (TR-8) <br />Add West Pod to Mine Plan and Up Date Mine Plan Map and Subsidence Information <br />Dear Mr. Ward: <br />L~ <br />DIVISION OF <br />M[NERA[ <br />6c- <br />GEOLOG~y <br />RECTA MAiInN <br />MIN ING•$A FETY <br />eau oweny <br />Governor <br />ores e. w,tcner <br />Executivz Dirzcmr <br />Alicnael a. Lang <br />Oivis~on D~renor <br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Anicle 33, Section 116, Paragraph <br />4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on February l8, 1999, an application to revise coal mining operations at the Bowie <br />No.2Minewasconsideredcompleteforthepurposesoffiling. TherevisionwassubmittedbyBowieResourcesLimited. All <br />review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing. <br />Approval of this technical revision would allow mining in the west section of the aUeady approved permit area. Mining would <br />remain conventionalroom and pillarandtherewouldnot be any increase in the production rate. No Federal coal is involved. <br />In addition, [he mine plan map is being updated with this technical revision to show the current exten[ of mining and the <br />proposed addition to the mine plan. Finally, the subsidencesection of the permitapplication is being updated to include mining <br />through the fault that will need to occur in order to access the proposed west mine section. <br />The underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 5 miles northeast of Paonia, Colorado. The permit <br />area is further described as follows: <br />Portions of Sections 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, I I, 14, I5, and 16, Township 13 South, Range 91 West of the 6th P.M. <br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Bowie. <br />A copy of the technical revision application is available for public inspection at the Delta County Courthouse, 5th & Palmer, <br />Delta, CO 81416, and at the Division office. For additional informationor to provide written comments, contac[ the Division <br />of Minerals and Geology, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567. In order for us to <br />comply with regulatory time frames, we request that comments be submitted within fifteen (IS) days of this letter. If no <br />comments are received by then, we will proceed on the assumption [hat you have no concerns with, or objections to, the <br />applicant's proposal. <br />Sincerely, <br />~, <br />Joseph J. Dudash <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />JJD/JRC <br />]I ~OSSV0.lVl0)0605 IID <br />